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Wellness Wednesday: Blood Pressure Guidelines, Syphilis and HIV Testing

Amanda Mills
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Doctors are describing a major recent study as a potential game changer in the way millions of Americans with high blood pressure are treated. The study found that aggressively lowering blood pressure could significantly reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes and deaths.  

Guests:

  • Dr. Udayan Bhatt, study investigator and nephrologist,
  • Dr. Jackson Wright Jr., study investigator and blood pressure expert, and
  • Bernadette Melnyk, dean of the and
  • John Henry, health official, 
  • Dr. Carlos Malvestutto, infectious disease specialist, Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center

For more information or to locate HIV testing sites, click . 

This show originally aired on September 23, 2015 at 11 a.m. 

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